On Tuesday, October 15, the AI Transformation Forum 2024 took place at HeadFirst Group in Hoofddorp, bringing together around 100 top executives from various sectors and functions.
Participants emphasized that AI has the potential to transform industries by enhancing core processes, enabling automation, improving decision-making, and driving efficiency. This creates a significant competitive advantage for businesses that adopt AI strategically.
Key insights:
- AI Adoption: can be grouped into three main areas:
Deploy: Implement AI to streamline operations and automate routine tasks.
Reshape: Use AI to enhance and redesign existing business processes.
Innovate: Leverage AI for breakthrough innovations and new product offerings. - AI Leaders: Companies that prioritize and focus on fewer but high-impact AI initiatives see better returns on investment and manage to scale AI solutions effectively across their organization.
- Challenges: Common challenges include difficulties in scaling AI locally vs. globally, ensuring AI is trustworthy, and navigating complex regulatory landscapes.
- People-Centric Transformation: Successful AI transformations dedicate 70% of their focus on people, ensuring that technology is integrated in a way that enhances company culture and processes for sustained success.
- Transformative Leadership: AI transformation requires visionary leadership, taking a long-term view and driving the initiative through strategic credibility and alignment with organizational demands.
Moderators:
Remy Gieling & Job van den Berg, ai.nl
Contributors:
Nicolas de Bellefonds, BCG
Berry Diepeveen, BCG
Tom van Dillen, Greenkern Group
Ronald den Elzen, The HEINEKEN Company
Daniel Gebler, Picnic Technologies
Marleen Gebraad, City of Amsterdam
Marion Van Happen, HeadFirst Group
Benjamin Jansen, Belastingdienst
Henk de Jong, ISE Business School
Robin Kroes, VodafoneZiggo
Andre Van Der Linden, Royal FloraHolland
Lieke Luttmer, NN Group
Sergio Oliveira, PMP, Philips
Selma Postma, Ahold Delhaize
Yuri Sebregts
René Steenvoorden, UWV
Marnix van Stiphout, ING
Vincent Tuk, Eneco
Locatie:
HeadFirst Group, Hoofddorp
Partners:
BCG
Capgemini
IBM
KPMG
Kennedy Van der Laan
SAS
UiPath
Read more in TF Magazine: AI Transformation Forum
